5oo horsepower? Front engine? Time to make a engine plate and go to a scattershield... Then you can get a transmission that won't frag if you forget it's for show and floor it! -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II " Chronic Pain Hurts" -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> > On Thu, 6 Mar 2008, Frank Swygert wrote: > > > The late model flywheel will bolt up to an early engine, > > but it's a bit larger in diameter. It might not fit under the > > early bell, and if it does you'll have to shim the starter out > > to mesh with the ring gear. > > > My bad here -- mixed what-fors. > > I was thinking ahead to my Navarro turbo six (next > project... :-) It's a 66 or 67 block, so it takes the old six > bell pattern. Clearly no stock six trans will be usable at 500hp. > > I want quasi-old-timey-like for the car that will be built around > this motor. (First time I've ever done it that direction!) It'll > be front engine, rear drive unless I luck out and find a > Hallibrand rear like the #50 car. I sitll kick myself for not > going into debt and buying the actual #50 transaxle. > > I'm still thinking tandem-seat 1920 Indy style hot-rod-ish > chassis, or if a factory car, a 64 Classic stripped to the shell. > The motor really deserves a nice chassis with an "A" style hood, > or no hood (the motor is quite pretty). > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list